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Yam asymptomatic virus 1, a novel virus infecting yams (Dioscorea spp.) with significant prevalence in a germplasm collection.
Archives of virology - 1 Nov 2020
Marais Armelle, Umber Marie, Filloux Denis, Gomez Rose-Marie, Faure Chantal, Pavis Claudie, Julian Charlotte, Roumagnac Philippe, Acina-Mambole Isabelle, Bonheur Lydiane, Theil Sébastien, Contreras Sandy, Candresse Thierry, Teycheney Pierre-Yves
Abstract excerpt
A novel virus infecting yams (Dioscorea spp.), tentatively named "yam asymptomatic virus 1" (YaV1), was characterized and sequenced from an asymptomatic D. alata plant from Vanuatu. Sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analysis showed that YaV1 is a novel ampelovirus and has the smallest genome among "subgroup 1" members. RT-PCR-based screening of a yam germplasm collection conserved in Guadeloupe showed that...
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